Sick Uro

[emkovar]

Hi I have a Uromastyx that is not feeling all that great.

He is a wild caugt specimen. He has been treated with Panacur and Flagyl.

All of a sudden about a week ago he went off food and seemed very lathargic. Since then I have been syringe feeding him veggie baby food mixed with a small amount of Gatoraid to help with hydration. I have been giving him 2 mL of this mix 3 times a day. He is about 6 inches from nose to vent. He has gotten a bit better since syringe feeding him.

My main question is could i be doing something different for him? and I was also wondering if I was giving him enought food?

[Bartman]

I dont know how much your giving him through the syring but to feed my uros i make sure they never get to wrinkly and keep them nice a plump Basically i feed them every day, sometimes every other day...As for being sick, i would suggest you get him to a vet..i also have two wc uro's but i got them checked before hand..WC are dangerous and you should make sure they look really good before you buy them..even with that you still should get a fecal done to check for anything..id suggest a check up at the vet before whatever is wrong gets to bad to fix! Hope its nothing though..good luck!

[Tim and Julie B]

What are you feeding it? How is he being kept? What size cage, heat source and lighting? With some more info I could probably help you moreD:

Julie

[NiagaraReptiles]

Treating Uromastyx with conventional methods used for other reptiles (metronidazole in particualar) will likely kill them. Vegitarian reptiles relay greatly on benificial bacteria and protazoa to aid in the digestion process. Treating with metronidazole in standard doeses wipes these protazo clean out of them, causing enormous stress to their body. Honestly, I have never heard of a Uro that has been treated with Metronidazole living more than 24 hours after........perhaps if the dose was extremely diluted it is possible, but the shock of a full treatment is likely to be fatal.

Treating with garlic in food items is a recommended natural method. There is also a relatively new product available for reptiles (and horses) that comes in a paste form. This is desinged to be safe for herbivorous animals. Regretfully, the product name has slipped my mind. I'm sure a qualified vet would be able to find it, however.

Best wishes with your Uro. They sure aren't very good patients.

JonK

[Susan Murphy]

I lost a uro over the weekend.She was dead in the corner of her cage and had bled from her nose. Substrate was woodchips but had recently been changed from walnuts after Iheard it could cause internal damage.She appearred fine two days prior and had no apparent health issues.Approx one year old. Any ideas?

[emkovar]

Right now he is getting fed about 2mL per feeding of a mixed vegatable baby food. He is getting fed about 3 times a day.
He is being kept in aprox. 50 gal type aquarium with carpet substrate. He has a basking spot that sits at about 100 degrees and a heat gradient. He is also supplied with a UVA/UVB bulb. Currently he is being offered fresh veggies and a seed mix but is not showing any interest in either.

In regards to the Metronidazole he was given a 100mg/kg dose early yesterday morning and is doing just as good if not a little better then before.